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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
AIBD Unanimously extends India’s Presidency for one more year
India’s Presidency of the prestigious Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development  has been extended for one more year. This was unanimously decided by the AIBD member countries at the two day General Conference of the Institute held in New Delhi. Currently, Sh. Mayank Kumar Agrawal, Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati and Director General, Doordarshan is the President of AIBD.
The conference was inaugurated by Sh. Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports in the presence of Dr. L. Murugan, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Sh. Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development , established in 1977 under the auspices of UNESCO, is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation servicing countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific  in the field of electronic media development. The AIBD is mandated to achieve a vibrant and cohesive electronic media environment in the Asia-Pacific region through policy and resource development.
The AIBD currently has 26 countries as full members represented by 43 organizations, and 52 affiliate members. The 47th AIBD Annual Gathering / 20th AIBD General Conference and Associated Meetings held in New Delhi on 19-20 September 2022 witnessed a range of discussions, presentations and idea exchange sessions especially focusing on the topic of “Building a Stronger Future of Broadcasting in post pandemic era”. A five year plan for co-operative activities and exchange programmes was also finalised.
All the participating countries and member broadcasters pledged to work together for a sustainable broadcasting environment, latest technology know-how, finest content creation, various co-operative activities.
Ministry of Defence
MoD allows use of military ranks by retired Short Service Commission officers
Ministry of Defence  has decided to allow the retired Short Service Commission  officers of the Army to use military ranks as applicable. The SSC officers, after completion of their mandated terms and conditions of service, had not been authorised to use the military ranks. This has been causing dissatisfaction and discontentment among the SSC officers who serve under the same service conditions and face similar hardships as Permanent Commission officers with similar Service profile.
This decision of the Government will not only remove dissatisfaction and discontentment among the retired SSC officers, but will serve as a big boost to the young aspirants. In addition, this decision will act as morale booster for the existing SSC officers.
The demand for use of military ranks by Short Service Commission  officers after release from service has been pending since 1983. The SSC officers form the backbone of the support cadre of the Army. They serve for a period of 10-14 years to make up the deficiency of young officers in units. There have been several attempts of making the SSC attractive. Permission to allow use of military ranks by these officers has been one of their major demands.
Unlike in the past when SSC officers used to serve for a period of five years, now they serve for a tenure of 10 years, further extendable by four years. The SSC officers provide a support cadre to the officers’ cadre of the Army and has been created primarily to provide young officers to the units.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Army Medical chief calls on MoS Dr Jitendra Singh
The Army Medical Chief, Lt. Gen. Bipin Puri called on Union Minister of State  of the Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy & Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here today and discussed several issues related to healthcare services in the country.
Gen. Puri also took up with Dr Jitendra Singh a DoPT  related issue pertaining to Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration  being conducted for Army Officers under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Personnel. He requested that the number of slots available for the training under this programme should be increased so that more number of Army officers could be accommodated.
In the meeting, Gen. Puri also conveyed his views on enhancing the retirement age of Army doctors and making it at par with the civilian doctors whose age of superannuation has been increased to 65 years. Gen. Puri also discussed with Dr Jitendra Singh, a number of other measures which could be adopted to improve the standard of healthcare services in the country in general and particularly the Armed Forces Medical Services.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
ECGC updates Country Risk Rating Model
Mumbai : 30 November 2022
In view of the current geopolitical circumstances and their impact on global trade, ECGC updated its Country Risk Rating Model with the objective of an improved assessment of the trade credit risk profile of various countries, on which cover is available under its various insurance covers to exporters.
The latest list of the Country Risk Classification relevant to Short-term  exports i.e. export transactions with a credit period of less than 360 days and Medium and Long-term  exports i.e. export transactions with a credit period of more than 360 days, is available on the Company’s website - https://main.ecgc.in/english/circulars/.
The revised ratings are effective from December 01, 2022.
ECGC advises its customers to contact their servicing branch for any further assistance.
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NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog to Launch SDG India Index & Dashboard 2019–20
NITI Aayog will launch the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals  India Index, which documents the progress made by India’s States and Union Territories towards implementing the 2030 SDG targets, on 30 December 2019 at NITI Aayog, New Delhi.
The SDG India Index and Dashboard 2019–20 have been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation , the United Nations in India, and the Global Green Growth Institute. It will be launched by Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, in the presence of Members Dr Ramesh Chand, Dr VK Paul and Dr VK Saraswat, CEO Amitabh Kant, UN Resident Coordinator Renata Lok-Dessallien, MoSPI Secretary and Chief Statistician of India Pravin Srivastava, and NITI Aayog Adviser  Sanyukta Samaddar.
NITI Aayog has the mandate of overseeing the adoption and monitoring of SDGs in the country, at the national and sub-national level. The SDG India Index, whose first edition was launched in December 2018, was the first tool developed by any large country to monitor the progress towards achieving SDGs at the sub-national level.
The SDG India Index and Dashboard 2019 tracks the progress of and ranks all States and UTs on 100 indicators drawn from MoSPI’s National Indicator Framework, comprising 306 indicators. It indicates where the country and its States and UTs currently are on SDG implementation, and charts the distance to be travelled to reach the SDG targets. The Index covers 16 out of 17 SDGs and a qualitative assessment on Goal 17. This marks an improvement over the 2018 Index, which covered only 13 goals.
Ministry of Science & Technology
JNCASR invites online applications for PG and Degree Research Programmes
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research  invites online applications to its Postgraduate and Degree Research Programmes.
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research  is a Deemed to be University under the Department of Science and Technology 
For details, please visit http://www.jncasr.ac.in/admission/degree-programmes
Ministry of Women and Child Development
MODEL ANGANWADI KENDRA
Government of India has approved upgradation of 2 lakh Anganwadi Centres  as Saksham Anganwadis @ 40,000 per year during Financial Year 2021-22 to 2025-26. Government owned AWC building with space for Poshanvatika/nutri-garden are proposed to be upgraded into Saksham Anganwadi @ 40,000 Anganwadis per year from 2022-23. Saksham Anganwadi shall have RO machine, Rainwater harvesting system, Learning & Playing material for ECCE, audio-visual aids/multi-purpose LED, Wi-Fi connectivity, boundary wall, etc. For the purpose, States have been asked to identify AWCs for upgradation during financial year 2022-23 as Saksham Anganwadis in Aspirational Districts across the country.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to organise VAYO NAMAN Programme on the occasion of International Day of Older Personstomorrow
Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu will confer Vayosheshtra Samman awards
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will organise VAYO NAMAN Programme in the honour of Senior Citizens on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons at the Plenary Hall of Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi tomorrow. The Ministry celebrates International Day of Older Persons every year on 1st October for the cause of elderly persons.
The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu will be the chief guest of the programme and will confer the Vayosheshtra Samman awards. The Vice President will also dedicate the Elderly Line 14567 to the Nation and launch the Senior Able Citizens Reemployment in Dignity  & Senior Care Ageing Growth Engine  Portals on this occasion.
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar, Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Smt. Pratima Bhaumik, Shri Ramdas Athawale, Shri A Narayanaswamy and Shri R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment will also remain present in the programme.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gadkari:Thrust in roadbuilding will provide jobs and sustainable growth of economy
The Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Nitin Gadkari today expressed confidence that due to the thrust on the road infrastructure given by the Government, there will be a huge push for demand, providing a solid foundation for the sustainable and inclusive growth and above all creating job opportunities for millions of people of the country.
Addressing the CII's National Conference on "Road Infrastructure - Creating Demand: Stimulating Growth" today, Shri Gadkaritalked about critical role played by road infrastructure in the economic growth of the country. He said that around 64.5% of the goods and nearly 90% of passenger traffic use road network to commute. He said that the road infrastructure has a direct and indirect effect on sustainability of growth and overall development of country.
Mentioning the National Infrastructure Pipeline, a first of its kind initiative to provide world class infrastructure across the country, the Minister said that it has been expanded to cover more than 7,300 projects with a revised investment of Rs.111 lakh crore by year 2025.He said that projects worth Rs.44 lakh crore, that is 40%, are under implementation and projects worth Rs.34 lakh crore, that is 30%, are at conceptualisation stage and projects worth Rs.22 lakh crore, that is 20%, are under development.
The Minister also informed the gathering that this year, the Government has increased year-on-year infrastructure CapExby 34% to Rs. 5.54 lakh crore.
Talking about the business-friendly initiatives of the Road Transport and Highways Ministry, Shri Gadkari said that the requirement of EMD  has been removed for bidding of new tenders to enable more industry players to participate in highway construction. Mentioning another path breaking initiative undertaken by the Government, the Minister said that the Ministry, through NHAI, is planning to raise Rs one lakh crore through monetisation of highway under Toll Operate Transport mode in next five years.
The Minister said that in order to achieve the GDP of five trillion US dollars by year 2024-25, India needs to spend about 1.4 trillion dollars.
The Minister stressed on the need to move towards public transport on electricity and exhorted the industry to come forward in this direction.
The Minister also called upon the manufacturing sector of the country to increase its share in the country’s GDP from present 22-24% to 35-40%.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
MIFF 2022 to pay homage to the legendary non-feature filmmakers
Mumbai, 29 May 2022
The 17th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival 2022  keeping up with the tradition will pay homage to the legendary filmmakers of yore whose contribution towards emergence of non-feature films have been immense. In this segment, the forthcoming edition will feature their films and also films made on them.
The festival will celebrate the films of legendary international filmmakers Cecilia Mangini , Jacques Drouin  and Toshio Matsumoto . The films of Indian legends, Yash Pal Chaudhary, Mukesh Chandra, Paul S. Koli, Raja R Swamy, Nandakumar B. Sadamate, N. Stanley, Bhakti Jagdish Pulekar, Irom Maipa, Chidananda Dasgupta, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Gautam Benegal, Sumitra Bhave, Rahat Yusufi and Ajith Hari will also be screened at the festival.
List of screenings
- Homage Retrospective of Cecilia Mangini  - 2 Films, 2hr 12min
- Homage Retrospective of Irom Maipak  - 3 Film
- Homage Retrospective of Sumitra Bhave  - 3 Films, 1hr 48min
- Homage Retrospective of Yash Pal Chaudhary  - 3 Films, 1hr 6min
CENTENARY COMEMMORATIVE SCREENING
Centenary of Chidananda Dasgupta
Homage Retrospective of the Masters of Animation Films
MIFF 2022 shall pay tribute to the departed masters of animation by screening their retrospectives under homage section.
- Gautam Benegal  - 4 Films, 2hrs
- Jacqies Drouin  - 2 Films, 47min
- Toshio Matsumoto  - 4 Films, 55min
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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Bio-Gas Production
Biomass and organic waste sources like paddy straw, farm stubble, agricultural residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, distillery spent wash, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plantswaste, etc. offer huge potential for biogas production.
Government is promoting the use of Compressed Bio Gas  as an alternative green transport fuel for efficient management of biomass and organic waste. In this direction, Oil PSUs have launched ‘Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation’  initiative on 1st October 2018. SATAT initiative has the potential of addressing environmental problems arising from landfill emissions, farm stubble burning, etc. and also bring down dependency on oil/gas import. Till June, 2019, Oil Marketing Companies and Gas Marketing Companies have awarded Letter of Intent  for 344 plants for production and supply of CBG.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of actor Vikram Gokhale
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief on the demise of actor Vikram Gokhale.
Shri Modi tweeted:
“Vikram Gokhale Ji was a creative and versatile actor. He will be remembered for many interesting roles in his long acting career. Saddened by his demise. Condolences to his family, friends and admirers. Om Shanti.”
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Assam, Meghalaya; Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim & Arunachal Pradesh, today
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department :

All India Impact Based Weather Warning Bulletin 
29 June : ♦ Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Assam & Meghalaya; Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
- Thunderstorm with lightning very likely at isolated places over East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada and Tamilnadu, Puducherry &
- Strong Winds  very likely over Southwest and West central Arabian Sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these
30 June : ♦ Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Assam & Meghalaya; Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura and Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal and Telangana.
- Thunderstorm with lightning very likely at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana and Tamilnadu, Puducherry &
Strong Winds  very likely over Southwest and West central Arabian Sea, North Arabian sea and along & off Gujarat coast. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

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Ministry of Defence
Veterans of Mahar Regiment organise a grand ceremony to commemorate the valour & supreme sacrifice of veterans of 9th battalion of the Mahar Regiment who participated in 1965 War
Veterans of Mahar Regiment located in Pune organise a grand ceremony to honour the gallant and heroic action of NINE MAHAR displayed on 03 September during Indo-Pakistan War 1965. It was on this day when under the leadership of Lt Col DN Singh , the then Commanding Officer of Nine MAHAR Regiment, the Battalion successfully defended the treacherous feature of Troti in Akhnoor Sector, Jammu & Kashmir under operation Riddle.
9th Battalion the Mahar Regiment was raised on 01 Oct 1962 at Saugor as MMG Battalion. One year after raising, the Battalion was converted into an Infantry Battalion. This conversion involved changes in weapons, equipment, training, organisation and basic functioning of the Battalion.
In June 1965, Nine MAHAR within just three years of raising was deployed in Samba Sector of Jammu & Kashmir. With Commencement of hostilities, the battalion was moved overnight under 41 Mountain Brigade at Jaurian, Akhnoor and was ordered to guard the Troti feature dominating the main Chhamb-Jaurian road. On reaching Troti on mid night of 1st/ 2nd September 1965, the battalion barely got four hours to prepare its defences when it faced heavy air attacks from enemy the next morning. On 3rd September 1965, starting from 0700 hours, Pakistan used all its might to capture Troti including bombardment by Air, Artillery and later in the night attacking the valiant NINE MAHAR troops with overwhelming numbers of Infantry supported by a Regiment of Patton tanks.
The battalion under the inspiring leadership of Lt Col DN Singh and Officers like Maj SV Sathe and Maj Vikram Chavan, blunted the attack in a bloody battle of close support enemy fire, hand to hand fighting and trench warfare. Nine MAHAR stood its ground resolutely and never gave an inch to the enemy. In this ferocious battle which lasted three Consecutive nights, seventeen brave men gave the ultimate sacrifice and helped the unit earn the prestigious Battle Honour “Jaurian Kalit” and “Theater honour Jammu & Kashmir”.
Major General P Sherlekar and Brigadier Arun Adhikari, both reputed and highly respected veterans of Mahar Regiment were present during the function to honour the two war heroes, Major SV Sathe and Lt Col Vikram Chavan, who were the examples of bold leadership in this battle under adverse conditions. To commemorate this function, Lt Gen Bansi Poonnappa, Colonel of the Mahar Regiment also released a social video message for the battalion and exalted the spirit of Mahar Regiment and its soldiers for their splendid performance in the Battle of ‘Jaurian Kalit’.
Election Commission
Delimitation Commission holds meeting to Seek Views on Delimitation process of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
Delimitation Commission comprising of Chairperson Retd. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, Ex-Officio Member Shri Sushil Chandra  and Ex-Officio Member, Shri K.K Sharma  today held a meeting in New Delhi with the Associate Members from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, for seeking their suggestion/views on the process of delimitation in respect of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chairperson Justice Desai welcomed Associate Members namely Dr. Jitendra Singh MoS & MP and Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma, MP to the meeting. While Delimitation Commission had sent written intimation to all five Associated Members namely Dr Farooq Abdullah, Shri Mohammad Akbar Lone, Shri Hasnain Masoodi Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma and Dr. Jitendra Singh on 5th February 2021 itself, only two Members attended today's meeting.
An overview on the process of delimitation based on the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 and Delimitation Act, 2002 was presented before the Members detailing various Sections of these Acts related to the delimitation exercise of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The two Associate Members appreciated Commission’s efforts and suggested that delimitation of Constituencies shall be as far as practicable, be for geographically compact areas and while delimiting them regard shall be given to physical features; existing boundaries of administrative units; facilities of communication and public convenience. They also suggested to give special attention to the difficult terrains while carrying out the delimitation exercise in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Election Commissioner, Shri Sushil Chandra, welcomed their valuable inputs and expressed satisfaction of the Delimitation Commission on the suggestions and views of the Associate Members. The Members desired to put forward more suggestions in coming days.